Asia’s richest man, Jack Ma is set to star in a martial arts film with Jet Li

Jack Ma is a closet rockstar

While Alibaba Group founder, Jack Ma’s on-point business skills and $39.3 billion net worth may lead you to believe that the guy eats, sleeps and dreams trade hacks and merchandising techniques, he’s so much more than that. Meet Jack Ma, the movie star. While you were still recovering from your Monday Blues, Jack Ma appeared alongside martial arts superstar Jet Li on the poster of Li’s upcoming martial arts film.

The short film called Gong Shou Dao boasts of a stellar cast comprising some of the biggest names in the Asian martial arts scene. The title roughly translates into Martial Arts. Along with Jack Ma and Jet Li, the notable martial arts stars who will appear include Yuen Woo Ping, Sammo Hung, Tony Ching, Donnie Yen, Wu Jing, Tony Jaa, Shiming Zou, Asashōryū Akinor, Jacky Heung and Natasha Liu.

Jet Li, who also served as the project’s executive producer said that the movie was “a tribute to the predecessors in the field of Taiji, Kung Fu and Martial Arts. The timing seems to be perfect and everyone involved in this project were so enthusiastic in making it happen.”

While this is his on-camera debut of sorts, Jack Ma has always had a penchant for being in the spotlight. Just recently, he performed to Michael Jackson classics at the annual celebrations of Ali Baba’s foundation.

Gong Show Dao is slated to release in November. Meanwhile you can check out Jack Ma’s moves from performance from the Ali Baba birthday bash: